กองทัพ

Thai

Alternative forms
  • (archaic): กองทับ

Etymology

From กอง (gɔɔng, “division; heap; pile”) +‎ ทัพ (táp, “military body”); literally "pile of military bodies".

Pronunciation
Orthographicกองทัพ
k ɒ ŋ d ạ b
Phonemic
กอง-ทับ
k ɒ ŋ – d ạ ɓ
RomanizationPaiboongɔɔng-táp
Royal Institutekong-thap
(standard) IPA(key)/kɔːŋ˧.tʰap̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

กองทัพ • (gɔɔng-táp)

  1. army:
    1. (formal) military unit consisting of a headquarters and three or more corps.
    2. large body of fighting men.
    3. military; armed forces.
    4. (colloquial) great multitude.
      กองทัพนักข่าว
      gɔɔng-táp nák-kàao
      An army of reporters.
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